Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-17
FHR SIZED TEFO.
The President Refuses to
Approve the Texas
Seed Bill.
Some Items in the River
and Harbor Appropri-
alton Bill.
Three Colored Witnesses in
the Texas Election m
vestixation.
Ths President Witnesses Hamlet -
The Senate Order Of Busiaeas-Ths
Miehl9Aa Glaslsr- Edison Re-
ported n Coed Health
PAiladslphiN's vets.


That seed vesa.
WAzHIN0roN, Feb. ls.-Follogina
the message Of the Prssident vstoin
lhe bin for ths distribution q SEEDS &
Texas.
TO fhs Houss Qf Representatives. Irs
turn uIlhout my appreval honns bil
No. ln,10S. entitled ~An act 20 anahi
the Commissioners Of Agriculture 4
msks q special distribution of seeds Ii
tue drouih sericken oounkisa of Texna'
and making an appropriation therefos
u u REPRESENTED thaa Q lona oontinuel
and extensive dRuulh has existed Ia Ger
tain portions Of Texas, resulting In thl
| failure Of oEopa and consequent diakresI
and destitntion. Thonuh there has bess
some difference In the atniemantB cen
ooznina the people's needs IN the local
tiles thus sfsoled, there seems te be n
doubt that there has existed conditions
calling for Reliaf and / am willing q
believe that, Notwithstanding that II
grain 10 tie farmers located II this Ke
zion 70 enable them 10 put In new crops
e would sarve % avert . sontinnance o.
return Of the unfortunate blight YET
fesl obliged - withhold my approval oI
the plan 90 proposed hy this bill 10 Ia.
d1lae benevolent and charitable senai.
ment throagh the appropriation OF pub.
lie funds for that purpose.
can d1d no warrant for such al
appropriation In the Consultation and
DO NOS believe that the power and duty
Of the general GovsEnment ouRht % b
extsnded 10 the relief Of individual suf.
faEinGs which In no manner properly
related 70 the public service. Tue pre-
valent tendency 10 disregard the Inn
tied mission OF this power and duly
should, / think, be steadfastly resisted
to the end thai the lesson should b
constantly enforced thai, thouQh Tx
people support the Governnnena, ths
Government should Hot support tue peo
ple.
The fFiendlines and eharity Of oui
oountFymen can always be relied upoE
70 relieve their fellow cltizsns In misfor
tame. This has been repeatedly and quit
lately demonstrated. Federal aid In suol
casss encourages reliance on the patsrna
care on The part Of the Government anl
weakens she sturdiness Of our Nationa
character, while 10 prevents the indui
Renoe among our people Of that kindly
sontimest and oondnot which strength
ems the bonds of common hroaheRhood
IL Is within uy personal knowledge tha
individual aid has, 10 some sxtens
already been extended 10 the sufferer
mentioned in this bill. The failure q
The proposed appropriation OF $1,000
additional 30 mcef their remaiuinl
amsa swttf re,e - u.amaausk.s ,-..~.it l.. a :.
continued distress, IL the emerQenc.
70 fally made known 20 the people ol
the coantry. 10 Il here suggested tha
the Commissioners Of Agriculture is an
nually directed 70 sxpend 3 large sun
Of money for The pnEooses Of propogA
ton and Distribution Of seeds and olheI
things Of this description, two-thiFds oi
Which are upon The request Of Senators
Representatives and Delegates In Con
Rress supplied 10 them for Distributes
among thciF constituents. Ths
appropriation for the cur
rent year for the purpOa.
IL S1O0. 900. and there viii probably b.
no less an appropriation for tho ensu
Ing year. understand that q larR.
quantity Of grain Il furnished for suok
distribution, and 10 is supposed that thil
free appoFtionmont among thsir neigh.
bors 10 privileges which may Be waived
by our Senators and Representatives
II Sufficient number Of them nhoalt
request The Committee Of AQFionltur.
10 send their shares Of grain thus a.
lowed thea 70 the suffering farmers ol
Texas, thsg might Be enabled 10 sov
their orspa. Tue constituencies fol
whom, IN theory, this grain ia intended
could well bear ihs theory deprivation
and the donors woald expeFienoe ths
satisf8e1ien attending deeds % charity
0novKn Ox.EvnIAND.
Wasbineton. Feb. l6. 1881.
Rissr aaa uaFbor Appropriaaisns
WAaHsnaron, Feb. I6.-FoIlowina &
lhe list Of totals Of nomo Of she I'm
portant itema 10 the River and HaFbal
bill which have been inserted or IN
creased by The Senate Oommittoe or
AppFopsialionss Postage Lake and
River Improvement Company Cana
and ths Lake Superior Ship Canal Rail.
Way and Iron Company Canal purohaas
$3.50, 900. proEidsd thaf no part shall B.
expended until The property h eonveyot
20 the Unitsd States; Hemboldk Gal.
e1o,00o; san Lnis Obispo. Cal, e25, 600
Yaquina Bag, Oregon. $4,000. Ths Cul
lon amtndmeEi, with Feepeet % ~
Hennepin oannl, b Incorporated IN ths
bill, and the sam sf $4,000 Ia additiou
20 any unexpo0dbd balnnoe Of the Las
River and HaFb0r bill. There is ais.
70 be appropriated for tie surveys nnf
expenses Of the Cascades of Tie Oolnm
bia, Oregon, e50.0 900; Ooinmbia river
Oregon, $1,000. Tor The expsnaas Of ,
board Of enRinesFs 70 examina and re-
poFi upon the feasibility and advisable
| ity Of oTeEoomina che obstFuotions B,
means Of q heat railway e The Dale.
and The Cello fails; for the mouth o.
Columbia river and Colambia rivsr
| 80, 900; Lever Wffianstte Tiper an
the Columbia river below Portland
Oregon, $50 900. The total mpuFouria
$40. 81, 900. the total Increase ever "a
House biil being t2.297. go.
TIE Texas investlsnffon.
WAmzEsToH, Feb. Ie.-Lawis p. Pea
ninRton eoioFed VS. called 10 ths wit
mesa chair. Ha 10 q voter il Fiewellvn
Pseainct. Was one Of ths Judges 8
| BIection last November. He told IA
story Of an assault upon re eIsotioi
ofhcefs By thFes armed, masked mes
Who demanded and took away he balls
box; the shootinG Of Dswoea Boltou
one Of tie raiders, and fhe subssunen
hanging Of Ephraim Jones'. Alfssl
Jonsa and susdfsldss. shFes eolsrs,
men.
Upon ero8 exsmination senator Eul
tis read the dEposition Of the sitnss
before TIE CoronsEis iBqaesi, IN whiol
the witness said b did nes aos aHy me-
coming into tbs door disauissd 40,
with pistols, and he sat where be soul
ses bofh &sors.
~Is tbst s.assnsni souseif' asksI
Senator Easfis.
@Weli. 20, STR it isn'Ln
"Weli, h uhat rtspecl is that inoos
ran1F
"Waii, there was donhle-h -harrsls
nhotzuna and pi1teln round thar. a
ths Cozo1eEas inq1esf ] was taal nales
ais afraid 70 tell lie lfnih."
| On re-direet exsmiuafioa b 6onatr
epooneE fns wiiness eaid that - col
orsd psopis voted thn hepabsiosn tIuks
excopt mhen shsy wuEe eanxsa 40 10 vof
ne Peorl6RH tioket.
! Felix Klniss. ooiorsd. Described y